Global Treasury Leader: Cash Flow, FX & Payments

Playroll group; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office snacks, coffee

Hybrid work model

Share incentive plan

Work from anywhere 4 weeks per year

Job summary

Playroll is seeking a Head of Treasury to lead treasury operations across multiple currencies and entities. You will own cash flow forecasting, funding for payroll and supplier cycles, and intercompany settlements, while managing FX exposures and hedging policies.

The role requires CA(SA) qualification with at least five years of treasury experience, strong controls mindset, and proven leadership across AP/AR functions. Hybrid work model with performance-driven incentives are offered.

Qualifications

• CA(SA) qualification with at least five years’ post-articles treasury experience.
• Experience in treasury, hedging, FX, and cash flow forecasting.
• Treasury experience in a multi-currency, multi-entity environment.
• Strong FX and hedging expertise, including execution and policy ownership.
• Deep understanding of payment operations, banking platforms, and payment controls.
• Hands-on experience with collections, receivables credit risk, and structured client chasing.
• Proven people leadership across AP and AR functions.
• Strong control and governance mindset, with attention to segregation of duties and fraud risk.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain short and medium-term cash flow forecasts across all entities and currencies.
• Ensure sufficient funding is in place for payroll cycles, supplier runs, and intercompany settlements.
• Monitor daily liquidity positions and manage cash concentration and pooling where appropriate.
• Identify, quantify, and manage group FX exposures across client billing and employee payment currencies.
• Execute and maintain the group hedging programme in line with an approved hedging policy.
• Optimise FX conversion costs across banking and payment providers.
• Release payroll, supplier, and intercompany payments under mandatory dual authorisation controls.
• Maintain robust payment controls, approval workflows, and segregation of duties.
• Manage bank account administration, account openings, closings, KYC, mandates, and approval limits.
• Lead and scale the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable teams.

Skills

Treasury management

Cash flow forecasting

FX hedging

Multi-currency exposure

Payment operations

Governance & controls

People leadership

Intercompany settlements

Education

CA(SA) qualification

Tools

Treasury management systems

ERP integration

Job description

Playroll is seeking a Head of Treasury to lead treasury operations across multiple currencies and entities. You will own cash flow forecasting, funding for payroll and supplier cycles, and intercompany settlements, while managing FX exposures and hedging policies.

The role requires CA(SA) qualification with at least five years of treasury experience, strong controls mindset, and proven leadership across AP/AR functions. Hybrid work model with performance-driven incentives are offered.